However, many farmers have begun the process of diversifying their crop selections to include lavender, ginseng, hazelnuts, and wolfberries as tobacco consumption continues to decrease.
The prices of grain also decreased significantly and farmers of 1857 experienced a loss in revenue causing them to foreclose on recently purchased lands.
Initially, farmers were to certify with a thumbprint or signature that they understood the grain was poison, but according to some sources, distributors did not ask for such an indication.
